St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-26


with protruding heads, whose owners
wondered at the fray of which the dark
ness permitted only an occasional
glimpse. Finally one of the warriors
intimated he had enough, and the battle
closed, the vanQuished disappearing and
the victor seeking a physician to dress
his wounds. One of the men was an
emplOye of the motor company, and the
other resident of the Eighth ward and
the fight grew out of disturbance on
the motor, supplemented by4a feud OF
considerable standing on both sides. A
GLOBE reporter was on the train and
saw the disturbance, and was afterWard
witness to the combat itself.
THE OWL TRAIN,
as the last motor train is designated, has
very often been the scene of wild dis
turbanceS, due to the fact that it is the
final means of transportation to the
outer part of the city. and frequently
carries out young men who have put in
the evening in carOusalS. Drunken
disturbances were common occurrences,
and the company usually placed this
train in charge OF engineer and con-
ductors of known nerve. The tough
passengers have Over-ridden them, not
withstanding, and for time a police
officer was detailed to accompany the
train. This had the partial effect Of
preserving order, and the officer was
withdrawn, which was the immediate
signal for renewal of the dirOrder, and
! the ''owl'' has since then had several
celebrated s.sscraps." On one occasion
: train and asked permission to ride out
ON fiat car which happened down. A
denial brought on some words and a
cOllisionswas narrowly averted, though
grudge sprung up, which finally
resulted in the fight yesterday morning.
| The boys concerned are all con their
muscle" but are disposed. to be peace
able, when sober, and claim to be ardent
admirers of fair play on a-sauare fight.
The motor employee is also known as a
'.good man," in physical sense, and
who has never heSitated to assert his
authority, backed by wrench, hammer,
OF other convenient weapons, where
Outnumbered by the other side.
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
the midnight motor carried group of
passengers living in the Eighth ward,
and with very little money in their
pockets. A new conductor had the car,
and when he demanded their fare they
said they were out of money, but were
well known and would pay again. One
of them produced two fares, but the
conductor said this was not sufficient,
and they mustpay or walk. One word
brought on another, and finally little
scrap was the result. The train stopped
at Sixth street, and the passengers
poured out to witness the fun. The
engineer had leaped out and grappled
one of the passengers, receiving in
return blow on the mouth, and had
sought shelter in the engine, when
two or three turned upon him.
The fuss was subdued and the train
sengers, who occupied the front seats
and kept up continual war with the
engineer all the way out. AT the juno
ton they surrounded the engine and de-
manded fight, which the engineer
promised. 1t was agreed he should
take the train to Calhoun and bring
back and house his engine, when they
were to meet him. The train pulled
out and the boys held a conference, in
which it was agreed one of their num-
Der should be their champion and con-
duct the fight in their behalf. The Sc
lected youth was Stalwart and we'll
made-''husky" they called him-and
soon put himself in fighting trim. The
train finally returned and the engine
was housed, when the motor men went
,
not to fight, but were willing to defend
themselves, the engineer saying he
would meet one man, but did not be-
lieve he would meet with fair play. FL
nally the round house men assembled
and the party picked its way through
the darkness up the track. The other
party was in waiting and Sprang up; a
few epithetS were banded about and
the two men
STEPPED INTO THE RING
which the Othe rs formed about them.
They seemed pretty evenly matched as
they assailed each other with great fury,
and in few moments bloody faces and
torn clothes showed the desperation of
when an outsider showed disposition
to pitch in OH the side of the 'husky
boy" It-was claimed by the boys that
the motor man used ''knuckles," and the
blows would indicate this was so, but, at
all events, the engineer present Y said
he had enough, which ended the fight.
In the meantime, every window in the
neighbOrhOOd was raised and great
cutlery went forth against the noise at
that hour of the night, so that family
the spectators dispersed, the engineer
going to his boarding house and the
other seeking doctor. His nose was
badly cut on the bridge, and two good
sized gashes were found on his head,
which confirmed the belief of his COM
rades thata weapon had been used.
There was considerable excitement
over the affair yesterday, as of course it
could not be kept quiet. The motor
authorities are very much stirred up
over the train disturbances and their
consequences, while people living In the
vicinity of the fight have lodged COM
plaint with the police.